Public Interest Fellowships
Post-graduate public interest fellowships are an excellent way to begin your career in public interest law. Many fellowships are project-based, where applicants partner with a non-profit organization and apply for external funding based on a specific proposed project. Others are funded directly by the organization with which the fellow will work. The fellowship application process primarily takes place during the 2L summer and 3L year but it is important to foster relationships with potential sponsors as early as your 1L year.
For more general information about potential fellowship opportunities visit:
Links to specific public interest fellowship funding opportunities:
2021 Post-Bar Organizational Fellowship Opportunities
Below are some organizational fellowships. These fellowships are usually 1 to 2 years. This is not an exhaustive list - you can search for other fellowships on PSJD.org. NOTE: Please check with the organization's website to verify deadlines and application requirements.
- *NEW* Law & Policy Fellowship - The Future of Privacy Forum - Washington, DC - ASAP
- *NEW* Elsie Berkower Memorial Fellow - The Future of Privacy Forum - Washington, DC - ASAP
- *NEW* Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow - The Future of Privacy Forum - Washington, DC - ASAP
- Litigation Fellow - Center for Reproductive Rights - New York, NY - Rolling but no later than April 16, 2021
- Access to Justice Fellowship - Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia - Washington, DC - Open until filled, reviewed on a rolling basis
- Civil Rights & Employment Fellow - Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC - Washington, DC - No date listed, we encourage you to apply ASAP
- Fellow, Immigrants' Rights Project - ACLU - San Francisco, CA - No date listed, we encourage you to apply ASAP
- 2021-2022 Law Fellow - American Constitution Society for Law and Policy - Washington, DC - Rolling
- Law Fellow (Direct Services) - A Better Balance - New York City, NY - ASAP
- Research and Policy Fellow - Stanford Center for Racial Justice - Stanford, CA - Rolling
- Legal Aid Fellowship, Fair Housing - Community Legal Aid - Springfield, MA - No deadline listed on website (PSJD has March 6, 2021 deadline listed), we encourage you to apply ASAP
- Legal and Policy Fellow - International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) - Rolling (candidate must find external funding)
- Charlotte E. Ray Legal Fellowship - Conservation Law Foundation - Various New England locations - Rolling
- Research Fellow - American Antitrust Institute - Washington, DC - June 1 but evaluated on rolling basis (candidate must find external funding or volunteer)
- Legal Fellow - ACLU of Kansas - Overland Park, KS - April 30, 2021
2022 Post-Bar Funding
- Skadden Fellowships - 2022 application deadline September 10, 2021
- Skadden Fellowship Information Sessions for Applicants
- Friday, April 23 10 a.m. PT; Monday, May 10 3 p.m. PT; Wednesday, June 9 9 a.m. PT; Thursday, July 15 12 p.m. PT; Tuesday, August 3 1 p.m. PT
- Skadden Fellowship Information Sessions for Applicants
- Equal Justice Works Fellowships - 2022 application not yet announced (typically the week following Skadden)
- EJW Interactive Virtual Event: Learn more about becoming an Equal Justice Works Fellow and how students can best prepare for the process as a 1L, 2L, and 3L. This is an opportunity to ask questions and engage with Equal Justice Works staff, current Fellows, and program alumni.
- Friday, April 09 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PT (event not recorded) - Register here by April 8
- EJW Interactive Virtual Event: Learn more about becoming an Equal Justice Works Fellow and how students can best prepare for the process as a 1L, 2L, and 3L. This is an opportunity to ask questions and engage with Equal Justice Works staff, current Fellows, and program alumni.
- The Justice Catalyst Fellowship - 2022 application TBA (2021's was November 30, 2020)
- Berkeley Law Foundation - 2022 application TBA (2021's was January 15, 2021)
- Soros Equality Fellowship - 2022 application TBA (2021's was February 11, 2021)
- Soros Justice Fellowship -2022 application TBA (2021's was February 17, 2021)
- Columbia Law School Postgraduate J.D. Public Interest and Government Fellowship 2021 - 2022 application TBA (2021's was March 26, 2021)
- The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging - April 1, 2022
- Georgetown Justice Fellowship - 2022 application TBA (2021's was April 1, 2021)
For links to government fellowships visit the Federal Government, State Government, and Local Government resources pages.
2022 - Project Based Public Interest Fellowships
Below is a partial list of some organizations who have hosted project based fellowships (eg. Skadden, EJW, Justice Catalyst, etc.) in the past. Some have a two step process - first you apply to the organization to be selected as a fellowship partner, then you apply to fellowships for funding. Updated deadlines for 2022 are bolded - those with last year's deadline, have not yet posted current deadlines - please use last year as a guide. NOTE: Please check with the organization's website to verify deadlines and application requirements.
List of California Host Organizations (alphabetical by organization name) - scroll down for hosts in other states
| Organization | Location (CA) | Deadline | Fellowships | Issue Area(s) Funded or Seeking |
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| A New Way of Life Reentry Project | Los Angeles | EJW | Re-entry; Criminal Law | |
| Accountability Counsel |
San Francisco or Washington,DC or Asia |
Rolling | EJW, Skadden, etc. | Location determines issue area, see organization's webpage |
| ACLU Disability Rights Project | San Francisco | ASAP | EJW, Skadden, etc. | Disability rights |
| ACLU Immigrant Rights Project | San Francisco | ASAP | EJW; Skadden | Immigrant Populations |
| ACLU of Northern California | San Francisco | Rolling | EJW | Civil Rights/Liberties |
| ACLU of Southern California | Los Angeles | July 10, 2020 | EJW; Skadden, Soros, others | criminal justice, particularly in Orange County; economic justice issues in Southern California; education equity, particularly in the Inland Empire; gender equity, repro justice, and LGBTQ issues, particularly in Orange County; immigrants’ rights, particularly in the Inland Empire and/or Los Angeles County; voting rights in Southern California |
| ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties | San Diego | August 21, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Other | Seeking a Legal Fellow to focus on education equity and students’ rights, though applicants are welcome to submit fellowship proposals on other issues. |
| AIDS Legal Referral Panel | San Francisco | Rolling | Skadden, EJW, Other | Various |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles | Rolling | Skadden | Policy, Immigration |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project | Remote, location flexible | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, Justice Catalyst | Immigration, Asylum |
| The Bail Project | Los Angeles | Rolling until filled | Any | Legal Support for Bail Operations, Advocacy Support to End Cash Bail |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Richmond | Not sponsoring for 2020 cycle | EJW | Housing; Domestic Violence; Econ Justice |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Services | Los Angeles | ASAP | EJW; Skadden |
Impact Litigation & Policy; Employment Rights Project; Small Business Development Project; Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership |
| California Rural Legal Assistance | Salinas | July 19, 2019 | EJW | Environmental; Farmworkers; Immigration |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation | Sacramento; Santa Rosa | EJW; Skadden | Farmworkers | |
| CARECEN | Los Angeles | EJW | Immigrant Populations | |
| Center for Gender & Refugee Studies | San Francisco | EJW | Immigration | |
| Centro Legal de La Raza | Oakland | July 10, 2020 | EJW; Skadden | Workers’ Rights |
| Children’s Defense Fund | Los Angeles | N/A | Skadden | Youth/Children |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | Palo Alto | EJW | Children/Youth | |
| Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) | Los Angeles | August 3, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Soros, other | Civil Rights or Immigrant Rights |
| Disability Rights Advocates | Berkeley | Rolling with priority until June 28, 2019 | EJW; Skadden | Disability Rights |
| Disability Rights California Mental Health Practice Group | Sacramento San Diego Los Angeles Oakland | July 6, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Other |
Intersectional needs of people with mental health disabilities - eg. access to mental health; LGBTQ+ with mental illness in jails; direct representation in full service partnerships & supportive housing; reentry from long-term psychiatric facilities Equal Access to Public |
| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund | Berkeley | July 31, 2020 | EJW or Skadden | Disability Rights in Intersectionality, Housing Access, Education Access, and Access to benefits & services |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco | Rolling until August 1, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Other | Fossil Fuels Program |
| East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley | Currently not hosting | Children; Youth | |
| Equal Rights Advocates | San Francisco | July 23, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; Ruth Chance | Women’s/Girl’s Rights: wage gap, job access, |
| Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project | Los Angeles | June 21, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; Other | Issues affecting immigrants in removal proceedings |
| Family Violence Appellate Project | Oakland | Reviewed on rolling basis until filled | EJW, Skadden, others | Domestic Violence Survivors |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles | Skadden | Re-Entry; Expungement; Consumer Rights; Social Services | |
| Human Rights First | Los Angeles | ASAP | EJW, Skadden, others | Asylum representation, immigration, LGBT asylum |
| Impact Fund | Berkeley, CA | June 14, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; Others | Civil Rights-Focused Projects that can be addressed through impact litigation |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles | Rolling each year until August 1 | Skadden; EJW; AmeriCorps | Homelessness |
| Justice Action Center | Remote | Rolling | Justice Catalyst, EJW, Skadden, other | Immigrant justice |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Los Angeles | EJW | Immigrant Populations | |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | San Francisco | Rolling | EJW | Civil Rights; Consumer Rights |
| Learning Rights Law Center | Los Angeles | Skadden | Youth; Special Education; Disability Rights | |
| Legal Aid Association of California | Oakland | June 24, 2019 | Skadden, EJW, Other | Access to justice technology legal aid projects |
| Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco | Accepting applications during Spring 2021 | Skadden | Workers’ Rights |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Rolling submit early as possible | EJW; Skadden; Other | Various |
| Legal Services for Children | San Francisco | July 1, 2019 | EJW; Skadden | Children/Youth, Issues arising from dependency practice |
| Legal Services of Northern California | Auburn, Chico, Eureka, Redding, Sacramento, Woodland, Ukiah or Vallejo | July 15, 2019 | EJW: Skadden; Other | Service to low-income clients, particularly underserved populations |
| Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice | Los Angeles | August 31, 2020 | EJW | Legal services to survivors at the intersection of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault and racial justice issues |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center | Los Angeles | EJW | Immigrant Populations | |
| MALDEF | Los Angeles; Sacramento | Fried Frank | Civil Rights | |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | San Francisco | EJW | LGBTQ Rights | |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland | June 30, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Soros; Other | Education, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, and Immigration |
| National Day Laborer Organizing Network | Los Angeles | EJW | Labor; Employment; Immigration | |
| National Health Law Program | Los Angeles (or DC) | August 1, 2020 | EJW | Health |
| National Housing Law Project | San Francisco | July 1, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; Other | Housing Issues |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles | Rolling; priority prior to June 14, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; etc. | Immigrant Populations |
| Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County | Pacoima/Los Angeles | EJW | Housing; Social Services | |
| Pangea | San Francisco or San Jose | July 20, 2020 | Skadden; EJW; others | Immigrant representation, habeas litigation for immigrants |
| Partnership for Working Families | San Francisco & Oakland | August 14, 2020 | Skadden; EJW; others | Policy & Litigation for low-wage workers |
| Public Advocates | San Francisco or Sacramento | No deadline listed | EJW; Skadden | Education Equity; Affordable Housing; transportation justice; climate justice |
| Public Counsel (PDF Info Sheet) | Los Angeles | August 1, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; others | Children's Rights, Homelessness Prevention, Opportunity Under Law |
| Public Interest Law Project | Oakland | July 27, 2018 | EJW; Skadden, Soros; Other | Poverty law, affordable housing, public benefits |
| Public Justice Foundation | Oakland & Washington,DC | June 15, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Others | |
| Public Rights Project | Oakland, New York, & Boston | ASAP | Justice Catalyst, Skadden, EJW, other | High-impact affirmative litigation by state and local governments |
| Root & Rebound | Oakland, Fresno, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Greenville South Carolina | Rolling, Extended to August 15, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Soros; others | Support and legal advocacy to people with arrest and conviction histories |
| The San Francisco Wraparound Project |
San Francisco, CA |
August 31, 2019 | EJW | In-House medical/legal needs: civil & criminal |
| Social Justice Collaborative |
Berkeley, CA |
Rolling | EJW, Skadden | Justice Bus |
| Start Small Think Big, Inc. |
Oakland New York |
Email hello@startsmallthinkbig.org for more information about fellowship opportunities |
EJW; Skadden; Others | Community Economic Development, Tax, Intellectual Property, Transactional, Labor |
| Swords to Plowshares | San Francisco, CA | August 10, 2020 | Skadden; EJW | Veterans |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland | Rolling | EJW | Trans Issues; LGBTQ Rights |
| UnCommon Law | Oakland | July 1, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Other | Prisoner rights |
| Wage Justice Center | Los Angeles | Seeking applications now for 2019; Rolling | Skadden; EJW | Workers’ Rights |
| Western Center on Law & Poverty | Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland | June 15, 2021 | Skadden, EJW, other | Children and Youth access to Mental Health Services |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco | Rolling | EJW; Skadden; other | Child welfare, juvenile justice advocacy |
List of Host Organizations outside California (Listed by State)
| Organization | Location | Deadline | Fellowships | Issue Area(s) Funded |
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| A Better Balance |
New York, NY Nashville, TN |
Rolling basis | EJW; Skadden; others |
NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, paid family leave, anti-discrimination, LGBTQ work-family issues, others Nashville: unique Southern issues affecting working families, mobile clinic, pregnancy discrimination, breastfeeding protections |
| ACLU | Various States |
Priority deadline varies by state
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EJW; Skadden; others | Various |
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ACLU, National Prison Project and Women's Rights Project (Washington) (New York) |
New York Washington, DC | Rolling/June 10, 2019 (priority) | EJW; Skadden; others | Combating sexual violence behind bars |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) | Various | Rolling |
EJW; Skadden |
Efforts to fill gaps in legal representation for asylum-seeking families |
| Earthjustice | Alaska; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; New Orleans, LA; Washington,DC; Philadelphia,PA | Rolling until August 1, 2020 |
EJW; Skadden |
Alaska Regional Office (Anchorage or Juneau); Coal Program (Philly, Chicago or NY); Fossil Fuels Program (SF or New Orleans); Midwest Regional Office (Chicago); Sustainable Food & Farming Program (NY); Toxic Exposure & Health Program (NY or DC); Tribal Partnerships (TBD); Washington DC Regional Office |
| LatinoJutice PRLDEF | New York, NY Central Islip,NY Orlando, FL | Rolling | EJW; Skadden; Other | Criminal Justice Reform, Rights Restoration, Economic Justice Worker's Rights, School to Prison Pipeline |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund |
New York, NY Washington, DC |
Rolling | EJW, Skadden, Other | Education, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice, Voting Rights |
| National Association of Counsel for Children (Scroll to bottom of the staff page for listing) | Denver, CO Washington,DC Atlanta, GA | July 15, 2020 |
EJW; Skadden; Other |
Children's rights |
| Native American Rights Fund | Anchorage, AK Washington DC Boulder, CO | June 29, 2020 |
Skadden; others NO EJW |
Indian Law |
Colorado |
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| Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) | Denver, CO | August 31, 2020 |
EJW, Skadden, others |
Project benefiting immigrants held in ICE prisons that falls under one of our following priority areas:
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Connecticut |
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| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | August 1, 2020 |
EJW, Skadden, others |
Immigrant Youth or LGBTQ+ Youth Advocacy |
Delaware |
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| Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. | Wilmington, DE | July 5, 2020 |
Skadden, EJW, Others |
Public interest |
| Florida | ||||
| Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. | Miami, FL | August 3, 2020 | EJW; Skadden | Poverty Law - various |
| Georgia | ||||
| Southern Center for Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | July 10, 2020 | EJW; Skadden | criminal justice |
| Illinois | ||||
| Ascend Justice | Chicago, IL | July 16, 2021 | EJW; Skadden | |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago, IL | October 30, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; others | Homeless advocacy |
| The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. | Chicago, IL | July 31, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; others | Hate crime, Housing Opportunity, education equity |
| Corporate Accountability Lab | Chicago, IL | Rolling | Justice Catalyst, others | Corporate accountability: Iinternational supply chain transparency, human rights and environmental accountability |
| Erie Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | July 31, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; Others | Immigration |
| Illinois Prison Project | Chicago, IL | July 30, 2021 | EJW | Prison reform, criminal defense, human rights |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | June 14, 2019 | EJW; Skadden; Others | Immigrant access, Criminal Justice reform, Economic Justice |
| Louisiana | gender-based and family violence | |||
| Louisiana Capital Assistance Center | New Orleans, LA | Rolling | Skadden, EJW, Soros | capital defense |
| Maryland | ||||
| Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. | Baltimore, MD | Rolling until August 2, 2020 | Skadden, Justice Catalyst | worker rights, immigrant rights |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | Baltimore, MD | Rolling until July 18, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | medical legal partnership, homelessness |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Baltimore, MD | August 1, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | immigrant women, humanitarian immigration for women |
| Massachusetts | ||||
| ACLU of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | August 2020 | EJW; Skadden; others | free speech, immigrants' rights, reproductive rights, transgender rights, open government, police accountability, government surveillance, racial justice, other |
| Committee for Public Counsel Services | Somerville, MA | August 31, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | Criminal Justice, Public Defense, innocence litigation |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | Rolling | EJW; Skadden; others | Civil rights, civil liberties |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Various, MA | July 24, 2020 | EJW; Skadden | Various poverty law issues |
| Just Futures Law | Canton, MA | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, others | disrupting the role of surveillance tech in immigration policing, challenging activist retaliation, gang policy accountability, combating ICE & local police collaboration |
| New England Innocence Project | Boston, MA | July 25, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | Wrongful convictions |
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Project Citizenship |
Boston, MA | No Date, ASAP | EJW; Skadden | Skadden project: Medical-Legal Partnership for immigrant population EJW project: Income fee waivers for naturalization |
| Missouri | ||||
| Legal Services of Eastern Missouri | St. Louis, MO | August 11, 2018 | EJW; Skadden | Veterans, civil legal services |
| New York | ||||
| A Better Childhood | New York, NY | August 29, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | Children's rights, juvenile issues |
| Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. | New York, NY | Rolling until March 15, 2018 | Skadden; EJW | Education Advocacy |
| ACLU, Criminal Law Reform Project/ Human Rights Program | New York, NY | Rolling | EJW; Skadden; Justice Catalyst; others | litigation and other advocacy to challenge unconstitutional, excessive and disproportionate parole and probation laws, policies and practices with the goal of significantly reducing U.S. jail and prison populations |
| ACLU Immigrant Rights Project | New York, NY | ASAP | EJW; Skadden | Immigrant Populations |
| ACLU, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & HIV Project | New York, NY | Rolling |
EJW; Skadden; others |
LGBT+ HIV advocacy |
| ACLU, Reproductive Freedom Project | New York, NY | Rolling |
EJW; Skadden; others |
Reproductive rights |
| ACLU, Racial Justice Program | New York, NY | Rolling/July 24,2020 (priority) | EJW; Skadden; others | Project to fight the over criminalization of people of color |
| ACLU, Voting Rights Project | New York, NY | Rolling/June 26, 2020 (priority) | EJW; Skadden; others | Litigation-focused projects to address important voting rights issues |
| ACLU, Women's Rights Project | New York, NY | Rolling/July 15, 2020 (priority) | EJW; Skadden; others | any gender justice issue, esp. fairness for those on front lines of pandemic |
| Brooklyn Defender Services | New York, NY | Rolling/July 31, 2020 (priority) | EJW; Skadden; others | Intersection of criminal law and public housing; trafficking and sex work; and post-conviction collateral consequences |
| The Center for HIV Law & Policy | New York, NY | Rolling | Skadden, EJW, Soros, others | HIV Law & Policy |
| Catholic Migration Services | Brooklyn, NY | Rolling through July 23, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | civil rights, immigration and refugee, policy |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Rolling through July 31, 2018 | EJW; Skadden; others | civil rights, education, environment, immigration, policy |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Rolling until filled | Skadden, EJW, Soros, others | Reproductive rights, international human rights |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | ASAP for 2021 | EJW; Skadden; others | Asylum and Immigration |
| International Refugee Assistance Project | New York, NY | Rolling, beginning July 27, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; others | Litigation, direct services, class action, civil rights, immigration, refugee |
| Legal Services NYC | Manhattan Branch | August 13, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Soros, others | Direct legal services, COVID-19 employment issues, special education for marginalized groups, other projects to address systemic causes of social, racial, and economic injustice |
| Lenox Hill Neighborhood House | New York | August 30, 2019 | Skadden, EJW, Soros, others | Eviction Prevention and Tenants' Rights |
| Make the Road New York | White Plains, NY | July 15, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Kirkland & Ellis, others | workplace justice |
| National Advocates for Pregnant Women | New York, NY | August 15, 2019 | Skadden; EJW; Soros; other | Women's rights, civil rights, policy |
| National Center for Law and Economic Justice | New York, NY | Rolling Basis | Skadden; EJW | Various civil rights, worker rights, disability rights, poverty law |
| National Employment Law Project | New York, NY | August 10, 2018 | Skadden; EJW; Other | Worker rights, civil rights |
| New York Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | July 31, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Soros, others | civil liberties, civil rights |
| New York Lawyers for the Public Interest | New York, NY | Rolling, no later than July 26 | Skadden; EJW; Other | Health Justice, Disability Justice, and Environmental Justice |
| New York Legal Assistance Group | New York, NY | July 2, 2019 | Skadden; EJW; Other | Variety of areas of civil legal services law |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc | New York, NY | Rolling | Skadden; EJW; Other | Trans Health or Transgender discrimination impact litigation |
| Unlocal, Inc. | New York, NY | August 21, 2020 | Skadden; EJW | Immigration cases working with youth, families, LGBTQ+ immigrants |
| New Jersey | ||||
| ACLU of New Jersey | Newark, NJ | Rolling beginning July 1, 2020: First round interviews in early July | EJW, Skadden; Soros; others | Civil liberties, constitutional rights, criminal justice |
| Education Law Center | Newark, NJ | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, others | Equal Education, Education Justice |
| North Carolina | ||||
| Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy | Charlotte, NC | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, others | Government benefits, Health Care Access, Consumer Protection, Immigration Law, Veterans' Benefits, Tax, other |
| Ohio | ||||
| Advocates for Basic Equality (ABLE) | Toledo, OH | ASAP, no later than July 15, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Others | Poverty Law - Education Access, Immigrant Rights, Health, Housing, Access to Justice, etc. |
| CAIR - Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | August 25, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Others | Will work with candidate on a project that aligns with organization's goals |
| Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC | Cincinnati, OH | Rolling until filled | Skadden, etc | Poverty law |
| Oregon | ||||
| Innovation Law Lab | Portland, OR | August 2, 2019 | Skadden, EJW, Others | Immigration system issues: prolonged detention, constitutional violations, other |
| Pennsylvania | ||||
| ACLU-PA | Philadelphia, PA | July 10, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Others | Probation and parole reform |
| Education Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | July 17, 2020 (priority) Rolling | Skadden, EJW, Others | children's rights, education, access access, fair school funding, school to prison pipeline |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | July 22, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Others | decarceration |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance | Philadelphia, PA | July 5, 2019 | Skadden, EJW, Others | Various |
| South Carolina | ||||
| Charleston Legal Access | Charleston, SC | No date listed | Skadden, EJW, Others | Wage theft |
| Tennessee | ||||
| A Better Balance | Nashville, TN | No date listed | EJW; Skadden; others | workers rights, family rights |
| Texas | ||||
| ACLU of Texas | Houston, TX | Rolling until filled | EJW; Skadden; others | Civil Liberties, Civil Rights |
| Catholic Diocese of El Paso - Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc. | El Paso, TX | August 24, 2018 | EJW | Immigration Law |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) | Multiple Locations, TX | no date listed | EJW; Skadden; Other | Immigration Law |
| Texas Advocacy Project | Austin, TX | ASAP | EJW; Skadden; Other |
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| Texas Fair Defense Project | Austin, TX | August 1, 2020 | Open Courts Project | |
| Virginia | ||||
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesville, Richmond, or Falls Church, VA | June 30, 2020 | EJW; Skadden; Other | immigrant advocacy, public benefits, affordable housing, consumer protection, employment, health, education or juvenile justice |
| National Housing Law Project | Richmond, VA | July 18, 2018 | Skadden; EJW | Various |
| Washington |
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| Fair Work Center | Seattle, WA | August 7, 2020 |
Skadden: EJW; Others |
Advance needs of lw-wage and vulnerable workers |
| Legal Voice | Seattle, WA | August 10, 2018 |
Skadden; EJW; Others |
Advancing economic justice - esp. rights of women & LGBTQ |
| Washington, DC |
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| ACLU, National Prison Project | Washington, DC | Rolling | EJW; Skadden; others | Conditions of confinement in immigration detention facilities |
| Advancement Project | Washington, DC | July 22, 2020 |
EJW; Skadden, others |
Rights Restoration, Policing, Immigrant Justice, Education Justice |
| Ayuda | Washington, DC | Rolling |
EJW; Skadden, others |
Ayuda has multiple areas of expertise and need. These include, but are not limited to, representing vulnerable youth, representing LGBTQ clients, representing survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and representing survivors of human trafficking. |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | May 20, 2020 |
Skadden; EJW |
(1) public benefits; or (2) immigration services for domestic violence, family violence, and sexual violence survivors |
| The Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | July 16, 2018 |
Skadden; EJW |
Campaign finance, voting rights, redistricting, and ethics |
| Children's Law Center | Washington, DC | June 5, 2020 | Skadden; EJW | |
| D.C. Law Students in Court Program, Inc | Washington, DC | Rolling until position is filled | Skadden, EJW, Soros, other | Landlord-tenant, housing, other justice reform |
| Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) | Washington, DC | Apply early | Skadden, EJW, Soros, Other | Civil Rights Civil Liberties, Intellectual Property |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | Rolling | Skadden, EJW, Other | Litigation against barriers to voter registration and voting |
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | August 20, 2019 | Skadden; EJW; Soros | Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Educational Opportunities: Fair Housing & Community Development; Voting Rights; Stop Hate; Special Litigation & Advocacy |
| Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | Rolling basis, apply early | EJW; Skadden | Immigrants' Rights Legal Services Project |
| Muslim Advocates | Washington, DC | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, other | Civil rights, civil liberties, litigation, policy |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Washington, DC | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, Other | Education, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice, Voting Rights |
| National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum | Washington, DC | No date listed | Skadden; EJW | Reproductive rights & health; economic justice; immigrant rights |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | Rolling | Any outside funding | transgender; LGBT, Health Care, privacy, Civil Rights |
| National Health Law Program | Washington, DC | August 1, 2020 | EJW | Health Law |
| National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty | Washington, DC | August 1, 2020 | Skadden, EJW, Other | Homeless advocacy |
| National Student Legal Defense Network | Washington, DC | ASAP but no later than July 1, 2018 | EJW, Skadden, other | Projects focused on student loan borrowers |
| National Veterans Legal Services Program | Washington, DC | September 15, 2020 | EJW, Skadden, other | Veterans issues |
| National Women's Law Center | Washington, DC | Rolling until August 15, 2018 - priority based on time of application | EJW, Skadden, other | Workplace justice, education, income security and child care, reproductive rights & health |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program | Washington, DC | July 6, 2020 | EJW, Skadden | Family law, consumer law, public benefits, or record sealing & expungement |
| Open City Advocates | Washington, DC | July 27, 2020 | EJW, Skadden, Other | Juvenile justice |
| Poverty and Race Research Action Council | Washington, DC | None specified | EJW, Skadden, Other | Fair housing, environmental justice, education |
| Reprieve U.S. | Washington, DC or Remote | Rolling until filled | EJW, Skadden, Other | Death Penalty, Secret Prisons, Extrajudicial Executions |
| Rights Behind Bars | Washington, DC | Rolling | EJW, Skadden, Soros, Other | appellate work, affirmative litigation around confinement conditions for incarcerated individuals |
| Second Look Project | Washington, DC | September 1, 2020 | EJW, Skadden, Soros, Other | Projects directed at helping fight the effects of mass incarceration in Washington, DC |
| Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs | Washington, DC | July 2, 2019 | Skadden; EJW; Soros | Any issue addressing bias and inequality |
| Veterans Education Success | Washington, DC | July 31, 2018 | Skadden, EJW, others | Economic Justice, Veterans, education, public policy |